It has been 17 years since the first beta of the .NET Framework was released and a lot has changed in the world of application development since then. Let’s unpack the new, reinvented .NET Framework, and see how the new .NET standard can make you a better developer.

The Microsoft ecosystem is getting increasingly more open and platform-agnostic—and we’re not even going to touch upon the Minecraft acquisition. With .NET Core, your .NET apps can run natively outside of Windows for the first time. With the various .NET technologies, you can target virtually any app platform and any device family—the opportunities are endless.

This whitepaper discusses the evolution of the .NET Framework and how its latest incarnation addresses the challenges presented by new cross-platform portable apps and the future-facing technologies developers are working on.

Download this whitepaper and dive into the new gold standard for the next generation of .NET development. You’ll learn about:

The state of the Microsoft developer world today

All the noteworthy improvements brought by .NET Standard 2.0 and its accompanying technologies

How ASP.NET Core 2.0, Xamarin and UWP enable you to build modern apps that are fast and highly portable

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